David Jones Releases DARK SOVEREIGNS
by Christina Mancuso - March 18, 2014 David Jones marks his debut in the world of literature with, 'Dark Sovereigns.' Featuring a cast of indelibly characterized men and women and captivating prose, this new historical novel blends fact and fiction, reality and the speculative to offer a slice of life of Northumberland, England, in the ...
Stanley Tucci & More Coming to Pivot Programming in 2014
by Caryn Robbins - April 16, 2014 Pivot, Participant Media's network targeting Millennials, age 18-34, today unveiled a robust development slate, and a greenlight for 'Fortitude,' a 12-episode Sky/Pivot original series starring Stanley Tucci, Michael Gambon, Sienna Guillory, and Luke Treadaway....
Beverly Finn Publishes Autobiography, YOU WON'T BE COMING BACK
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2013 After suffering and overcoming harrowing experiences in the past, succeeding in life despite all odds, and upon the request and encouragement of her son and a colleague, speech-language pathologist Beverly Finn publishes her stunning autobiography, titled You Won't Be Coming Back. Finn's new book is...
Family Bond Inspires Heartwarming Herzog Play 4000 Miles; October 18-November 17 on the Segerstrom Stage
by Robert Diamond - October 01, 2013 Playwright Amy Herzog looked close to home when writing 4000 Miles; her own grandmother inspired the creation of the play's character, Vera....
Urban Stages Announces 2012-13 Season: HONKY World Premiere and More
by Kelsey Denette - September 27, 2012 Urban Stages (Frances Hill, Founding Artistic Director) has announced their 2012-13 season, beginning with the 20 Year Anniversary Celebration of Urban Stages ON TOUR with Urban Stages OCTOBERFEST (October 7-November 4), followed by the award-winning "Winter Rhythms 2012" (December 4-16, 2012) a mus...
Author Marianna Randazzo to Present GIVEN AWAY: A SICILIAN UPBRINGING at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, 5/18
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2014 On Sunday, May 18 at 2 p.m., author Marianna Randazzo will present, "Given Away: A Sicilian Upbringing," the story of life in Sicily before, during, and after World War II. Though fictional, it is based on actual events in her family....
Dylan Farrow Opens Up About Alleged Sexual Abuse by Woody Allen in New York Times
by Tyler Peterson - February 01, 2014 Dylan Farrow, the adopted daughter of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow, has penned an open letter in The New York Times, recalling her alleged account against the acclaimed director, saying that he sexually assaulted her at age 7. The letter appears as part of Nicholas Kristof's blog....
STAGE TUBE: Time-Lapse Of HOBSON'S CHOICE Set Build!
by Carrie Dunn - June 13, 2014 A comedy from the cobbles of Lancashire, set to the sights and sounds of the sixties, Mark Benton plays bombastic boot-shop owner Henry Horatio Hobson. When his 'plain' daughter, Maggie (Jodie McNee) becomes intent on marrying long-suffering boot-maker Willie Mossop (Karl Davies), Hobson's future lo...
Michael Pena in Talks to Join Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas in ANT-MAN
by Tyler Peterson - January 14, 2014 According to The Hollywood Reporter, Michael Pena has entered negotations to join Michael Douglas and Paul Rudd in the studio's latest live-action superhero adaptation. The film is being directed by Edgar Wright. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige will produce the film with Nira Park....
Author Muriithi Kiboi Releases WAR IN THE FOREST
by Christina Mancuso - May 16, 2013 In "War in the Forest" (published by Trafford Publishing), Muriithi Kiboi gives an insight of his father's memoir, "Kiboi Muriithi,"which is getting a revised marketing push. Readers find themselves face to face with Kiboi Muriithi, better known as General Kamwana, the leader of the Mau Mau army and...
American Symphony Orchestra to Present THIS ENGLAND at Carnegie Hall, 1/31
by Tyler Peterson - January 17, 2014 A concert by the ASO led by Leon Botstein that will debunk the myth that England's musical culture in the first part of the twentieth century was drab and unoriginal. World War One in fact marked the beginning of a new explosion of creative energy and this concert reveals it by highlighting works by...
Grant Bowler Signs on for Lead in Syfy's Upcoming Epic Science Fiction Series, 'Defiance'
by Kelsey Denette - January 17, 2012 Syfy has inked actor Grant Bowler to star in Defiance, a groundbreaking science fiction series that will unite television and massive multiplayer online (MMO) gaming for the very first time. The visionary enterprise is in collaboration with Trion Worlds, with the Syfy series and Trion's multi-platfo...
CameraPro Listed 13th Fastest Growing Start-Up in Australia
by Christina Mancuso - April 29, 2013 Photographic retailer CameraPro has been listed 13th in the 2013 BRW Fast Starters list, released on Friday....
Brat Productions Brings Back THE BALD SOPRANO, February 24th Through 25th
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2012 Six actors. Twenty-four shows in a row. No breaks. No kidding....
New Vic to Present U.S. Premiere of KNEE DEEP, 3/21-30
by Tyler Peterson - February 18, 2014 Casus, Australia's hottest new contemporary circus company, makes its U.S. premiere at the off-Broadway New Victory Theater with Knee Deep from March 21 - 30. Tinged with humor and immersed in cool, Knee Deep is a mesmerizing mix of acrobatic adagios, aerial feats and astonishing individual acts tha...
Photo Coverage: First Look At Mark Benton In HOBSON'S CHOICE!
by Carrie Dunn - May 12, 2014 Directed by Nadia Fall (Doctor's Dilemma and Home at the National Theatre, Disgraced at the Bush Theatre), Mark Benton plays Henry Hobson alongside Jodie McNee (Maggie Hobson) and Karl Davies (Willy Mossop) in this comedy from the cobbles of Lancashire....
Bakehouse Theatre to Present THIS OLD MAN COMES ROLLING HOME, 7/17
by Devin MacDonald - July 15, 2013 THIS OLD MAN COMES ROLLING HOME is a 'slice of life' Australian drama set in 1950s Redfern Sydney. Written in a fair dinkum ocker vernacular, the play inhabits the world of the Aussie battler, encompassing values from an Australia that has largely faded away....
QPAC to Hold Open House, 12 Oct.
by Tyler Peterson - September 30, 2013 On Saturday 12 October, the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) will be one of 30 iconic Brisbane buildings to open its doors to the public as part of Brisbane Open House 2013....
VIDEO: Bear Grylls Chats New Reality Series 'Get Out Alive'
by Caryn Robbins - July 08, 2013 Bear Grylls stopped by this morning's TODAY on NBC to chat about his new adventure-reality competition series 'Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls,' premiering tonight, Monday, July 8 (9-10 p.m. ET) on NBC....
Author Roddy Espiritu Releases Memoir About the Essence of Human Resilience
by Christina Mancuso - May 22, 2013 Author Roddy Espiritu is every bit of the word survivor. He lived through the throes of war, witnessed the tide of cultural and political revolution and dealt with the transition of moving to his new country, the United States, a country seemingly a world apart from his Filipino homeland. In Tagtagi...
Ovation to Premiere JOHHNY CASH: SONG BY SONG, 10/7
by Caryn Robbins - August 20, 2012 On Sunday, October 7, Ovation, the only network celebrating art, artists and all forms of artistic storytelling, will premiere JOHNNY CASH: SONG BY SONG, an original six-part series that zooms in on the life story of the legendary singer/songwriter like never before....
WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN to Launch New Thriller Series by Anthony Bidulka
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2013 When the Saints Go Marching In (Insomniac Press) is the first book in the highly anticipated new series by author Anthony Bidulka. The fast paced thriller features a dynamic and original protagonist....
Theodora Klein-Carroll's TIPPY THE RAINDROP Helps Kids Work Through Problems
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2013 When the going gets tough for toddlers, parents can turn to the story of Tippy the Raindrop for help. Theodora Klein-Carroll's latest book teaches children how work through problems and reach their goals....
heartBeast to Open SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, Oct 10
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2013 Derived from Commedia dell'Arte, Grotowski's Fantastic Realism and The Seven Deadly Sins, heartBeast awakens Richard Brinsley Sheridan's post-restoration comic masterpiece opening October 10....
YVONNE CONSTANT Adds Perf to Met Room Run 11/14
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 04, 2011 Tony Award winning actress Yvonne Constant adds a performance to her latest Metropolitan Room engagement on Monday November 14 at 9:30pm.... |